Episode Notes Welcome back to Disability After Dark friends! On episode 340, I sit down with self-proclaimed “disabled dick-slinger” Rachele Manett. We talk about their experiences being disabled with scoliosis, how they got into sex education and disability – finding that space to talk about what we’re not supposed to talk about. We talk about pleasure focused education and disability + so much more… Enjoy! Follow Rachele on IG @romp_roast **Episode Sponsors ** Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy al...
Nov 19, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Oct 29, 2023•2 min
Episode Notes In E339, I sit down with online content creator Sean Ferrick as we explore what would happen if he became disabled. I love having open conversations like this with folks, and Sean made for such a warm, inviting guest, you won’t want to miss our banter. Enjoy! Follow Sean here: linktr.ee/SeanFerrick Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom . Get 15% off your next purchase of sex...
Oct 01, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Episode Notes In E04 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, I decided to do a documentary. In this episode, we watch a documentary about disability called Including Samuel. We meet Samuel and his family, as they document 4 years of his life with Cerebral Palsy. The film looks at disability through the lens of Samuel’s family, and it focuses primarily on what inclusion looks like for Samuel and other disabled folks from an educational lens. We look at inclusion, integration and explore whether they work in...
Sep 24, 2023•50 min
Episode Notes In E338, I bring you an episode that I recorded way back in 2022 with my friend Kori Doty. We talk about Kori’s experience with connective tissue stuff, being neurodivergent, how fucked up our benefit system is, disability grief + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow Kori by going to www.koridoty.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom . Get 15% off your next purchase of se...
Sep 17, 2023•56 min
Episode Notes In Episode 03 of Popcorn and Power Chairs, Andrew reviews the 2021 Oscar award winning film CODA (Child Of a Deaf Adult), about the only hearing person in a family of Deaf fishermen. Come with us as we explore the struggles of main character Ruby being the sole interpreter for her family, but also explore some of the ways the film could be done better. Enjoy! This podcast is powered by Pinecast .
Sep 10, 2023•45 min
Episode Notes In E337, I bring back one of my fave series, “What’s Your Condition?” where we Google disabilities and conditions to learn more about them. On this episode, I look at Ankylosing Spondylitis. We uncover that it isn’t as rare as you might think, don’t ask a person with AS why they need to sit down, and we learn that rest does not help this condition + so much more. Enjoy! Learn more about Ankylosing Spondylitis by going to www.spondylitis.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A...
Sep 03, 2023•53 min
Episode Notes In Episode 02 of our new series, Popcorn and Powerchairs, Andrew explores whether the classic 1982 Sci-Fi Family flick, E.T. has connections to disability, and yup we find some: from some of the language they use, to the medicalization of E.T.s body, this film definitely has some disability markers that we can talk about. Enjoy! To be a guest on Popcorn and Powerchairs or Disability After Dark, e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com Leave a 5 star review wherever you get your podcast. Music...
Aug 27, 2023•44 min
Episode Notes E336 is another one of my favourite series, “What Would Happen If You Became Disabled Tomorrow?” where I ask non-disabled folks (usually adult film stars) to consider how their lives would change so that we can combat ableism. This time I spoke to the adorable porn star Teddy Wilder. He really dove into this hypothetical with grace, humor, hotness and more! Enjoy! Follow Teddy at www.teddywilder.com Follow me at andrewgurza.com and sign up to be on a main show or an offshoot by e-m...
Aug 20, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 336
Episode Notes Welcome to my new side project, Popcorn & Powerchairs where we watch disability film together each week and talk about it. In episode one, we review The Theory of Everything with Eddie Redmayne playing famed physicist Stephen Hawking. We talk about the movie, how disability is represented in it and some of the key themes. Enjoy! If you want to recommend a movie, piece of media, or be a part of the series, e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com using subject line Popcorn and Powerchairs....
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr
Episode Notes On E335, I sit down with guest Kate McLennan as we talk about experiences with a starter pack of disabilities including CMT and Bechet’s. We go into Kate’s experience feeling shame around disability but also we delve into what brings Kate joy and so much more in this episode. Enjoy it! Sign up to be on Disability After Dark + send in minisode letters and show ideas to: andrew@andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by us...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min
Episode Notes Happy Disability Pride Month! On Episode 334, I sit down with a disabled drag king who has the best drag name ever (I’m jealous!) Ru Palsy. We talk about their experience of Cerebral Palsy & being blind in one eye, the comedy in disability, the accessibility of drag and so much more! Enjoy! Follow Ru Palsy here: www.instagram.com/rupalsy Sign up to be on Disability After Dark by e-mailing me at andrew@andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsor Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own a...
Jul 23, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 334
Episode Notes Outside of Disability, I love everything Paranormal and spooky, and also true crime! It is absolutely my favorite genre. So, I want to start a new podcast called "Chairanormal Activity", where I read your spooky/paranormal/ghost/true crime stories from my wheelchair each and every week. I like that it veers away from disability a little, and is a fun thing to do. So, if you want to share a story or two, please e-mail andrew@andrewgurza.com using the subject line: "Chairanormal Acti...
Jul 17, 2023•3 min
Episode Notes In this special episode, Disability After Dark has partnered with KUOW in Seattle to bring you an episode of one of the most notable podcasts of 2023, Ten Thousand Things, where host Shin Yu Pai -- the current reigning Civic Poet of Seattle! -- sits down with award-winning disability rights activist Alice Wong to discuss her long history of advocacy. From lobbying her university for disability-related curriculum to being appointed to the National Council on Disability, not to menti...
Jul 16, 2023•19 min
Episode Notes On episode 333, I sit down with transmasc drag performer Sev Faust. We talk about their experience of multiple disabilities including Ankylosing Spondylitis, PMDD + so much more. We talk about drag and disability, and that time a disability insurance agent followed Sev to a drag show + the broken system that is disability + so much more good stuff. Enjoy! Sign up to be on the show by e-mailing andrew@andrewgurza.com Follow Sev here: https://linktr.ee/faustus Follow me at www.andrew...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 333
Episode Notes On Episode 332, I sit down with mixed media painter and artist, Elle Billing. She talks about her experience of being disabled while also being a caregiver to her mother. We explore what you feel like when all of a sudden your body can’t do something, the grief that comes alongside that; plus so much more. Follow Elle’s work here: bio.site/elleandwink Episode Sponsor Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.c...
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 332
Episode Notes On episode 331 I sit down with my guest Maylan Chavez as we explore her experiences with Spinal Muscular Atrophy; we talk about advocacy, intimacy, CureSMA, her love of Fall Out Boy & so much more. Enjoy! Follow Maylan at www.instagram.com/maythesunrise Follow me at www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom . Get 15% off your next purchase of sex toys, bo...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 331
Episode Notes On this very special bonus episode I sit down with my co-actors Ken and Frank as we talk about our new play Access Me, opening in Toronto June 16-24th. We talk about what it’s like to be queer and disabled, share insights into creating disability theater, we talk working as a team, what it’s like being three power chair users on stage + so much more. Enjoy! Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkou...
Jun 04, 2023•1 hr 13 min
Episode Notes On Episode 330, Andrew sits down with author of the book, Disability Pride, Ben Mattlin. We talk about his reconnecting to his cripdom, what laws like the ADA need to do to be better, what brings him disability pride + so much more. Enjoy! Follow his work and buy the book here: www.benmattlin.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom . Get 15% off your next purchase of sex ...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 330
Episode Notes On episode 329, I sit down with my Black, Queer, Disabled Bestie - Jay Baldwin. We talk about queerness and disability, representing disability on Canadian TV shows; what it means to be Black, Queer and Disabled, their badass Facebook Group + so much more. Enjoy! You can follow me at www.andrewgurza.com You can follow Jay: linktr.ee/JayBaldwin Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneaw...
May 14, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 329
Episode Notes On episode 328, I sit down with my new BFF Martha and we chat about her life with Down Syndrome at 23; how she wants to be a public policy advocate for people with disabilities and why she should be in a rom-com kissing Zac Efron. This one was really, really fun and made me look at my own internalized ableism around intellectual disabilities. Enjoy! You can follow Martha here: www.instagram.com/mondayswithmartha You can follow my work here: www.andrewgurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clo...
Apr 30, 2023•53 min•Ep. 328
Episode Notes In episode 327, I sit down with my new friend, queer disabled cartoonist and essayist, A Andrews. We talk about their experiences being a queer disabled person with Spina Bifida. We take a deep dive into our experiences of queerness and disability and it felt so good. A talks about their book A Quick & Easy Guide to Sex and Disability, getting profiled in The Advocate, saying sorry as a reflex to being disabled + so much more. Enjoy! Follow A Andrew’s here: linktr.ee/heyandrews...
Apr 16, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 327
Episode Notes In episode 326, I sit down with my friend, songwriter Dani Saldo. We talk about her experiences being a songwriter with Fibromyalgia, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and possibly a Traumatic Brain Injury. We talk about the hustle and grind culture of the music industry and how her disabilities play a role in that, we explore disability grief, talk about talking about disability in music + so much more. Enjoy! Follow Dani’s work here: https://www.instagram.com/dani.saldo/ Follow my work he...
Apr 02, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 326
Episode Notes One of the things that I love doing on this show is hearing people’s journey with disability; how they view it, come to understand it, etc. On episode 325, I sit down with my friend Jeremy Osslund, and he talks about his journey being queer and autistic and he shares why he sees his autism as a super power + so much more. Follow Jeremy’s work here: https://hiddenoasis.space/ Follow my work here: www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 2...
Mar 19, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 325
Episode Notes The incomparable Judy Heumann, pioneer of disability rights, passed away at 75 years old on March 4, 2023. I had the immeasurable pleasure of interviewing her back in 2020, and I felt it was important to replay this gem of an interview with her for you today instead of anything else. Judy you were a big bright light. Rest in Peace! Thank you for everything. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .
Mar 05, 2023•57 min
Episode Notes On Episode 324, I sit down with author Joe Meno, who lives with hearing loss and has written a great book, Book of Extraordinary Tragedies about a family living in Chicago, each dealing with their own journey of disabilities. I talk with Joe about his own experience of hearing loss and how that made it into one of the characters in this story + so much more. Enjoy. Follow Joe’s work here: www.joemeno.com Follow my work here: www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-...
Feb 19, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 324
Episode Notes On episode 323, I sit down with disabled actor, writer and producer Teal Sherer. We talk about disabled motherhood, her great show My Gimpy Life, her injury and so much more. She was so cool and fun to sit down with and I hope you enjoy it! Follow Teal here: www.tealsherer.com Follow my work at www.aagurza.com Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-A-Pussy all your own and get 20% off sitewide by using coupon code DARKPOD at Checkout. www.cloneawillycom . Get 15% off your next pu...
Feb 05, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 323
Episode Notes This one is jam-packed as I sit down with co-creators of a great new show out of Australia called Latecomers all about sexuality and disability, starring real live disabled people. I chat with co-creators Emma and Angus, and I loved talking with them about their work so very much, and I hope you will all tune into Latecomers. Enjoy! You can watch Latecomers in Australia by going here: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-series/latecomers You can watch Latecomers in Canada here: http...
Jan 22, 2023•2 hr 2 min•Ep. 322
Episode Notes Happy New Year! On episode 321, I sit down with the President of QCarePlus Quinton Rasberry as we talk about the accessibility and the importance of at home testing kits for HIV and why home delivery of things like PREP is important for the disabled community. I also give Quinton the opportunity to ask me questions about disability, because I believe that one of the ways that we dismantle ableism is through asking questions. Enjoy this one! ** You can learn more about QCarePlus and...
Jan 08, 2023•54 min•Ep. 321
Episode Notes For holiday time, I wanted to re-release one of my fave episodes over the last few years. My interview w/ my sex worker and friend, Jon Shield in December 2019. We talk about our relationship as client and worker, the importance of sex work and disability + so much more. Enjoy this re-listen if you've heard it before, and enjoy it for the first time if you are just catching up. You can follow Jon at his twitter: www.twitter.com/jonshieldxxx Episode Sponsors: Clone-A-Willy or Clone-...
Dec 25, 2022•49 min
